Surrounded by her provincial counterparts, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna speaks during a press conference following their meetings Friday January 29, 2016 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Provincial environment ministers said they found the two-day conference to establish a pan-Canadian framework on climate change with Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna to be a positive step forward, but some weren’t sure what the federal role would look like.

“It’s important to point out that every province, territory and the federal government put forward a strategy that contributes to achieving the goals that were set in Paris for 2050 … the question is what will the federal government contribute to this overall effort?” said David Heurtel, Quebec’s minister for sustainable development, the environment and the fight against climate